Community groups opposed to local development or industry activities, environmentalists and journalists are prominent among those targeted with SLAPPs. These folks have the right to participate in our democracy without being financially crippled by malicious lawsuits.

Anti-SLAPP legislation operates as a screen. It is meant to filter SLAPPs at the front end of the process to minimize the strain, financial and otherwise, on the party being sued. Even better, really effective anti-SLAPP legislation creates economic disincentives for filing SLAPPs in the first place.

As the oldest and largest civil liberties organization in the country, the BCCLA is fighting for anti-SLAPP legislation in BC and across the country.

It's time for all Canadian jurisdictions to get on board.

The BCCLA does not exist without your support, and we're still over $100,000 away from meeting our 2017 budget goals.